3rd Test, Rajkot (4th of 5 days): |
India 445 (Rohit 131, Jadeja 112, Wood 4-114) & 430-4 December (Jaishwar 214*, Gill 91, Sarfaraz 68*) |
england 319 (Duckett 153, Stokes 41, Siraj 4-84) &122 (Jadeja 5-41) |
India wins by 434 runs and leads series 2-1 |
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On the fourth day of the third Test at Rajkot, England suffered a disastrous and crushing defeat against India.
In perhaps their worst performance since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took charge, England were dismantled by Yashasvi Jaiswal's 214 not out and surrendered with the bat.
Setting a conceptual 557 to victory, the tourists bundled out for an embarrassing 122 in a blur of irresponsible strokes.
The 434-goal difference is England's biggest loss since 1934 and India's biggest ever.
Leading 2-1 in the series, India were led by Jaiswal's second double century, talented in a number of Tests.
The opener returned with 104 innings after being forced off with an injury on the third night, taking his record to 12 and six, equaling the record for one Test innings.
In partnership with Sarfaraz Khan, who made 68 not out, Jaiswal took India to a declaration of 430-4.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja tore through England's middle-order with 5-41, matching his century in the first innings.
The fourth Test begins in Ranchi on Friday and if India wins, it will maintain their unbeaten home record that stretches back to 2012.
vain and humble england
This was an amazing implosion for England. England started Saturday with a golden chance to take control but were squandered by Sunday evening.
It was a performance from a long time ago. England missed clear chances, abused the decision review system and had their bowling ruined by Indian batsmen.
Most disappointing was England's own batting. They relinquished the lead with an eight-wicket collapse for 95 runs in the first innings, but the second was downright abysmal. England often talk about their love for Chase, but taking this game to the final day should have been the bare minimum.
What makes this defeat even more painful is the fact that India played the match with 10 men for more than a day after returning home due to a family emergency. Ashwin, who was withdrawn on Friday night, returned on Sunday and picked up wickets in six overs.
It is an incredibly difficult task for any team to win a single Test in India, let alone an entire series, but England have missed that chance.
The stunning victory in the first Test in Hyderabad now feels like a long time ago, and the futility of the second and third Tests is overwhelming. Somehow they have to reunite for lunch.
Stokes' team suffers at the hands of Jaisball
This was shaping up to be Jaiswal's series and confirmed the 22-year-old's emergence as a global superstar of the game.
He was forced out with a back injury on Saturday before helping India to a 196-2 victory overnight. Jaiswal's return after Shubman Gill was dismissed after 91 bats meant that he reached 200 in the same innings without being dismissed, effectively disrupting England's bowling landscape.
Just like on the third day, Jaiswal geared up in a flash over the shoulder of James Anderson in the first over after lunch. In Anderson's next over, Jaiswal hit his third consecutive six.
Sarfaraz, a debutant, kept pace with Jaiswal for the second half of the match. His pair of 6 wickets wasted England's bowling in the unbearable heat of the afternoon, with him adding 172 on 158 hard balls.
With a single off Joe Root, Jaiswal became the third youngest player to score 200 in consecutive Tests after Vinod Kambli and Don Bradman. He hit the next two balls off six, equaling the record set by Pakistan's Wasim Akram against Zimbabwe in 1996.
India declared at the end of the next match, doing so for the first time against England since Stokes and McCullum took charge just under two years ago.
collapse of england
Before this Test, Stokes reiterated his belief that a draw was “off the table”. On the third night, when he was asked about potential targets, Ben Duckett replied, “The more the better.”
In fact, when given 131 overs to chase the record target, England could not last for 40 of them.
Duckett tried to tuck down the leg side, but Zak Crawley was spot on to push him back. Mohammad Siraj's throw was deftly collected by wicketkeeper Dhruv Jhuler and Duckett came within inches.
Crawley was furious when replays showed Jasprit Bumrah's LBW screamer only clipped his leg stump, and England subsequently collapsed.
Ollie Pope put Jadeja at slip, but Jonny Bairstow and Root had swept out the same bowler. Stokes also missed a sweep and this time he missed wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, forcing Rehan Ahmed to hole out and go for long-on.
Ben Foakes and Tom Hartley flirted on the fifth day, but Foakes beat Jadeja and Hartley chopped Ashwin to leave England at 91-9. Mark Wood smeared 33 off 15 balls before lofting it to long-off for Jadeja to score the fifth run, ending England's disappointing result.